How did Susan Sarandon and Patricia Clarkson involved? We said, “Who should we get for the moms?” And I’m pretty sure, in the room, we all collectively were like, “How about Susan Sarandon and Patricia Clarkson?” And that’s exactly how it played out.

It’s unexpected. They’re both Oscar-caliber actors, and I’m pretty sure at least Patricia has won Emmys as well, which puts her in the same camp as us. [Laughs.] No, I think the thing we’ve been finding continually working here and reaching to people is that there are so many people out there who are way sillier than you think. Like, most people you know are goofy and joke around with their friends and family. They’re really doing dramatic stuff, but they’re not really asked—or given the opportunity—to loosen up and do weirder, sillier stuff. And a lot of them are really excited to do it.

And having Justin Timberlake on board doesn’t hurt, right? And Justin was already friendly with Susan, and we share a publicist with Patricia, so it was an easy call to make. We’re just such huge fans of the both of them. Like, it couldn’t have worked out more perfectly.

Plus, with your track record, seems like people are probably going to start approaching you, rather than the other way around. I think having Justin, and being able to say, “This is the follow-up to ‘D— in a Box'”, definitely helped in terms of giving them a little confidence.

Do you think SNL producers will throw this in the ring for an Emmy, like they did for “D— in a Box”, which won? I don’t know! I’m not sure, we’ll see! We’ve had a few songs go over quite well, but we’ll see. We try not to think about that too much.

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